The AOCE and WB have moderate overall forecasts for the metals in 2025 inline with IMF forecasts for a decline in economic growth and inflation, although we see the probability of a stagflationary scenario as still reasonably high.Read More

The past year was a difficult one overall for the metals, with the main standouts to the upside being a geopolitical risk-driven gain in gold, a China-driven rise in iron ore and a surge in uranium on broadening global support for nuclear power (Figure 1). A jump in global interest rates to near two-decade highs saw recession fears persist all year, and while one still did not actually eru...Read More

This year the post-global health crisis boom was brought to an end by a surge in inflation to forty-year highs, a major rise in global interest rates in an attempt to curb the rising prices and surging geopolitical risk after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While precious metals held up reasonably well as markets turned to them as a risk hedge, by Q2/22 the higher interest rates put an end t...Read More

Chile is the world leader in copper production, at 28.5% of the total in 2020, and this looks set to continue, with the country having the largest global reserves, at 23.0% of total. It is also the global leader for molybdenum, which is often found along with copper, and is a major lithium player, holding 51.1% of global reserves. Read More

Newfoundland has become a gold exploration hotspot over the past few years, with the sector seeing some of its strongest activity ever. While the province remains a small contributor to Canadian gold production, it has a substantial mineral industry well supported by the government, focused on iron ore, copper and nickel, and the surge in exploration suggests that gold output from the...Read More

Nevada is the core of the U.S. gold output, accounting for by far the majority, at 75.4% on average for the past year. The state looks set to remain a dominant player in U.S. gold, as it accounts for 49% of total U.S. reserves, with Alaska slightly ahead with 51% of reserves, but just 8.6% of current production. The U.S. accounts for 6.1% of global gold output, making Nevada one of the largest gol...Read More

The Golden Triangle in northwestern British Columbia has historically been a major site of Canadian gold production, beginning as early as the mid 1800s. There was a wave of production in the 1990s which cooled as the gold price declined, but larger scale production resumed in 2017, and the area has seen surging exploration interest over the past year, given that the region has some of the largest...Read More

In this report we outline the Quebec gold mining industry, including its major producers, and a survey of many of the junior miners focused on the province. Quebec accounts for 34% of Canadian gold production (second to Ontario, with 44%) and remains a major focus for both producers and junior miners.Read More

Red Lake has been one of the most prolific gold mining districts in Canada and the world, with exploration having started in the 1920s, and production, which began in the 1930s, continuing to the present day. The district is known for the high grade of its gold, its infrastructure, and strong institutional support, given the long history of mining in the area.Read More

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In northern Nevada, the gold mining industry has dominated for decades. Now Nevada lawmakers want to tap into that vein of wealth to ease the pandemic-induced budget crunch.Read full newsRead More

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AngloGold Ashanti on Monday joined gold mining peers in boosting payouts to shareholders after reporting a leap in annual earnings thanks to surging gold prices.Read full newsRead More

In northern Nevada, the gold mining industry has dominated for decades. Now Nevada lawmakers want to tap into that vein of wealth to ease the pandemic-induced budget crunch.Read full newsRead More

Vancouver, BC - LEAF Mobile Inc. (TSX: LEAF) announces its subsidiary company, East Side Games Inc. ("ESG"), has entered into a three game partnership with Kano Applications Inc. ("Kano") for the global release of three mobile games on iOS and Android (the "Partnership").Forged in 2019 when the companies first collaborated on FUBAR as an exploratory project testing narrative driven mobile idle gam...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Ovation Science Inc. (CSE:OVAT, OTC: OVATF) ("Ovation" or the "Company"), a topical and transdermal cannabis product development company with a patented skin delivery technology and backed by over twenty years of research and development, is pleased to announce it has secured a U.S. listing on the OTCQB ("OTCQB Market") under the symbol OVATF. Shares will begin trading as of Febru...Read More

Vancouver, BC - FinCanna Capital Corp. (CSE:CALI) (the "Company" or "FinCanna") is pleased to announce that following higher than anticipated demand the Company has increased the size of its previously announced non-brokered private placement financing from $1.5 million to $2 million. FinCanna will now issue up to 16,000,000 Units (the "Units") at a purchase price of C$0.125 per Unit (the "Privat...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Graphite One Inc. (TSX-V:GPH | OTCQX:GPHOF) ("Graphite One" or the "Company") announced today it has completed two non-brokered private placement offerings, raising gross proceeds from both financings of CA$10 million and grants options.CLOSES PRIVATE PLACEMENTSThe Company has completed the two private placements previously announced on January 20, 2021 for CA$8 million and...Read More

Powell said developments including COVID-19 vaccinations pointed to "an improved outlook for later this year" but said the bank's accommodative monetary policy would be maintained for "some time"."We expect that it will be appropriate to maintain the current accommodative target range of the federal funds rate until labour market conditions have reached levels consistent with the committee's asses...Read More

The dam is part of the Itabira complex in Minas Gerais state and has the potential to produce about 10% of Vale's targeted production.Vale said the emergency level had been removed after a thorough analysis of the dam's geotechnical characteristics.The miner had stopped disposing tailings in the dam in October 2019, after its own assessment and in agreement with external inspection bodies. Va...Read More

Share this article CALGARY - Nevada is the most attractive jurisdiction in the world for mining investment followed by Arizona (2nd) and Saskatchewan (3rd), according to the Annual Survey of Mining Companies released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian policy think-tank."The Fraser Institute's mining survey is the most comprehensive report on government policies t...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A Hatton Garden jeweler has ditched the term "bridal" from all its literature.It also says it will no longer uses the word "her" when referring to ring sizes.Queensmith Master Jewellers, in the heart of London's traditional diamond area, describes itself as "Gay-Friendly" on its website.It says at least five per cent of its customers are from same-sex couples and says it is mo...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Ronnie VanderLinden has stepped down after eight years as president of the Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America (DMIA). In a farewell message he urges members - manufacturers, importers, and dealers - to embrace e-commerce.He writes: "The current focus of online business, an adjustment to the reality that has been pushed to the forefront for all of us,...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A fund for Namibia's former political inmates of South Africa's notorious Robben Island prison is prospecting for diamonds.It is now seeking to extend its license to explore a 1,500-hectare concession along the Orange River on the Namibia/South Africa border for alluvial gems.Proceeds from the sale of diamonds will benefit the Namibian Former Robben Island Political Priso...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Signet has donated $1m to provide COVID-19 jabs for school staff in Akron, Ohio, USA.The jeweler has a long-standing charitable link with the city's Akron Children's Hospital, which had to suspend many non-essential procedures last year because of the pandemic."This gift comes at a critical time to help provide a valuable service to our local schools so our kids and their...Read More

Hot Chili knock, knock, knockin' on tier 1 doorSPONSOREDhot chiliArgentina Argentina looks a strong candidate to be the big winner from this developing copper cycle.Read More